Matthew 23:3 - Easy To Read Version

³ So you should obey the things they say. You should do all the things they tell you to do. But their lives are not good examples for you to follow. They tell you to do things, but they don’t do those things themselves.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ all therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ So observe and practice all they tell you; but do not do what they do, for they preach, but do not practice.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ all things therefore whatsoever they bid you, these do and observe: but do not ye after their works; for they say, and do not.

Common English Bible

³ Therefore, you must take care to do everything they say. But don’t do what they do.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ Therefore, all things whatsoever that they shall say to you, observe and do. Yet truly, do not choose to act according to their works. For they say, but they do not do.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³ All things therefore whatsoever they shall say to you, observe and do: but according to their works do ye not; for they say, and do not.

Matthew 23:3 Tagairtí Cros

2 Chronicles 30:12

Also, in Judah God’s power united the people so that they would obey the king and his officials. In this way they obeyed the word of the Lord.

Exodus 18:23

If you do these things, Lord willing, then you will be still able to do your job. And at the same time, the people can go home with their problems solved.”

Matthew 21:30

“Then the father went to the other son and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’ The son answered, ‘Yes, sir, I will go and work.’ But the son did not go.

Matthew 23:2

“The teachers of the law and the Pharisees {\cf2\super [327]} have the authority (power) to tell you what the law of Moses says.

Matthew 23:4

They make strict rules that are hard for people to obey. They try to force other people to obey all those rules. But they themselves will not try to follow any of those rules.

Acts 5:29

Peter and the other apostles {\cf2\super [98]} answered, “We must obey God, not you!

Romans 13:1

All of you must obey the government rulers. Every person who rules was given the power to rule by God. And all the people that rule now were given that power by God.

Deuteronomy 4:5

“I taught you the laws and rules that the Lord my God commanded me. I taught you these laws so that you could obey them in the land you are ready to enter and take for your own.

Deuteronomy 5:27

Moses, you go near and hear all the things the Lord our God says. Then tell us all the things the Lord tells you. We will listen to you, and we will do everything you say.’

2 Timothy 3:5

Those people will continue to act like they serve God. But the way they live shows that they don’t really serve God. Timothy, stay away from those people.

Titus 1:16

Those people say they know God. But the evil things those people do show that they don’t accept God. They are disgusting people. They refuse to obey and are useless for doing anything good.